Letters to the editor: Thursday, October 24, 2013

Thursday

Oct 24, 2013 at 12:45 PM

Why have any debt ceiling if we always keep raising it? ... Agrees: Congress members have too many benefits

Why have any debt ceiling if we always keep raising it?

To the editor,Sometimes I think we're living in the "Twilight Zone". Remember the TV show? In one episode a man kept living a horrible day over and over again; if I remember right, he had died and that was his "Hell."

That's where I feel our government is taking this country; "To Hell in a hand basket." Why have a debt ceiling; Congress keeps raising it over and over again. They manufacture a crisis every year for their political gain and all that does is put unnecessary stress on people, and makes Congress look like a bunch of wealthy, educated idiots.

My guess is Congress will keep raising the debt ceiling until the lenders stop lending to us; then we'll go bankrupt and stick it to those Chinese, Japanese, Saudis and all those filthy, rich Americans that own our debt.

Who is to blame for this mess? We all are. Corporations buy politicians with their cash to get favors; others buy them with their votes to get more freebies. And the rest are too busy to care one way or another. As long as they can buy the latest widget from China, they're happy. Puppets will march to whomever is pulling their strings. We create our own monsters.

You may ask: "Where do you stand Jack?" Well, just don't mess with my Social Security and I'll give you my vote and my blessing. Remember, members of Congress: Congress abused our Social Security trust fund years ago; don't you ever forget that. You owe us big time, plus interest.

If you're age 62 and older, you've been around the block a few times. Remember, there is strength in numbers and we are many. I hope politicians realize we vote at every election, and we can see through all your foolishness.

By the way: Is it right for Chrysler Corp. to get bailed out with American taxpayer money, then build a $1.3 billion plant in Mexico and provide jobs for 6,500 Mexicans, when we need good-paying jobs here? Maybe government should build that pipeline to the Texas coast so oil companies can ship our natural gas to other countries? Government just keeps on shooting itself in the foot.

Want to survive and stay afloat? Don't spend more than you take in, and stay out of debt. Keep on voting.

Jack SprietzerMohawk

Agrees: Congress members have too many benefits

To the editor,I totally agree with the letter Mr. Van Steenkiste wrote. ("Too many benefits paid to members of Congress," Oct. 19)

Congress should reduce what they get for pay. What if they took a chunk of that money and put it back into the economy?

Come on. What does Congress need all that money for? Sure they work hard, but so do all the workers out here. And if they made what Congress makes there wouldn't be any poverty, homelessness or hunger.

As far as health care goes, there are people out here who can't get it because "we make too much." Congress gets free health care? Never heard of anything so absurd! Co-payments. If you don't have them, you don't get your medicine.

I'm one of many people who have this problem. And don't get me started on taxes!

Sheila CurrierClayton

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Note: The letter by Sheila Currier has been updated to correct the spelling of her first name.